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H2020-SFS-06-2018 Looking for partners with integrated pest management experience or to provide weather data for development of a web platform

Country of Origin: Cyprus
Reference Number: RDCY20180105001
Publication Date: 5 January 2018

Summary

A Cypriot company specializing in internet of things and sensors, is looking for SMEs or universities or research organisations or cooperative bodies that represent farmers / farmer associations.   with experience in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for a project aiming to develop a web platform for IPM. The proposal will be submitted to the Horizon 2020 SFS-06-2018-2020 call.

Description

Production of fruits and vegetables requires a combined platform among different members of food chain for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for ensuring traceability, supporting sustainable growth and for ensuring consumers’ health. However, the usage of multiple regulation and systems complicates the processes of IPM within EU.
The Cypriot SME is proposing a system that will allow members of food chain production, to use Decision support systems to decrease the necessary paperwork and increase the number of checks during production, transportation (logistics) and pest monitoring, until food reaches the consumer. The expected benefit from this project is that the IPM platform and sensor will support sustainable growth and ensure consumers’ health.
The system will be a web platform with various members such as:
1) Producers
a) Farmers
b) Enterprises involved in food processing
2) Logistic companies
a) Transportation agencies
b) Logistics operators
3) Pest control
a) Laboratories
i) Private
ii) National/public
b) Portable Diagnostics
4) Consumers
a) Supermarkets
b) Resellers
All the various members involved in the food chain will be able to submit their test results in the platform and the way of testing. The Logistic companies will have to monitor specific conditions such as temperature and hydration.
This will enable actors involved in the food chain to increase monitoring for pest related and other necessary conditions for food processing.
The consortium will also utilize the portable diagnostic system with a built in innovative sensor developed for specific pesticide monitoring, to empower the value of checks and proper documentation. Using the platform consumers will have a clear picture on what they are buying from the grocery stores and the multiple agents of the food chain will minimize the complexity of a fully problematic and high cost process. Most importantly, the platform will guide farmers and institutions with proper tools for constant monitoring of pesticide levels and changes in regulation, so that pesticides are used according to the actual daily or weekly needs of their crops thus minimizing pesticide overdose and saving them from unnecessary costs and damage. Also, the platform will suggest alternative methods than pesticide use for IPM which are in line to agro-ecosystem and other natural mechanisms according to the needs and legislations of EU.

The consortium is almost complete with software developers and partners to test the platform, and pest control laboratories.

The proposal will be submitted to the Horizon 2020 SC2 SFS-06-2018-2020 TOPIC : Stepping up integrated pest management by the 13th of February 2018. Please note this is the first deadline as the topic is a two stage evaluation model. Expressions of interest will be accepted until the 9th of February 2018.

The SME from Cyprus is therefore looking for business / university / research organisations or cooperative bodies that represent farmers / farmer associations as partners in order to complement its Societal Challenge 2 proposal experience in Integrated Pest Management (IPM).

Advantages and Innovations

Part of the innovation of the proposal to be developed, is the use of a portable diagnostic system (which includes an innovative pesticide screening biosensor), developed for specific pesticide monitoring. This will empower the value of checks and proper documentation. Using the proposed platform the consumers will have a clear picture on what they are finally buying from the grocery stores and the multiple agents of the food chain will minimize the complexity of a fully problematic and high cost process.
The innovative pesticide screening biosensor to be further developed and utilized as part of the IMP solution is:
- A powerful and portable device that provides personalized assessment system.
- Fully Integrated, User-friendly.
- Works with minimum volumes of sample
- Able to give an analysis over a few minutes
The current state of development is a well-optimized laboratory-based biosensor prototype developed by the company over the past few year of research projects such as FP7 Research for SMEs Project and Business innovation project of Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry & Tourism of Cyprus.

Stage Of Development

Prototype available for demonstration

Requested partner

The SME from Cyprus is looking for partners that have	experience in Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Potential partners can be businesses, universities or research organisations or cooperative bodies that represent farmers / farmer associations.

Cooperation offer ist closed for requests